The Wings Club of New York will honor General John R. “Jack” Dailey (USMC Ret.), director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, with the 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award. Acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the field of aviation, The Wings Club will present the award on Friday, Oct. 26, at its 70th Annual Awards Gala […]
General Aviation
New leadership for Greenville Airport Commission
Harold Carey, Jr. has been elected chairman and Jonathon Giles has been elected vice chairman of the Greenville Airport Commission (GAC), owner and operator of the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), the busiest general aviation airport in South Carolina. The airport is home to more than 25 aviation-related businesses creating 453 jobs that annually contribute more […]
Improper fuel management turns fatal
This July 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Minor. Location: Spearfish, South Dakota. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land after […]
How to fill a hangar
How can your airport fill up its empty hangars? Perhaps the most effective method would be to send a pilot or two into the local middle schools and high schools to tell a few stories, pop a slideshow up on the smartboard, and invite a whole bunch of the kids out to the airport. Let […]
40 years and climbing
By DALE FORTON. On Aug. 19, 1972, the first annual convention in Pittsburgh, Penna., was held where the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) was established. We are proud to be celebrating 40 years as the only non-profit organization that is an advocate for the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT). PAMA promotes professionalism and recognition for AMTs […]
Hearing will review FAA’s Contract Tower Program
WASHINGTON, DC – The Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.), will hold a hearing on Wednesday, July 18, to review the FAA’s Contract Tower Program and the Department of Transportation Inspector General’s (DOT IG) ongoing audit of the program. Under the Contract Tower Program, the FAA contracts with private entities to […]
UAV Navigation to sponsor Reno racer
UAV Navigation, a vendor of flight control avionics and motion processing solutions, will sponsor a plane in Reno’s National Championship Air Races and Air Show in September. Guillermo Parodi, UAV Navigation’s CEO and co-founder, will fly the aircraft as a pilot. His plane, nº36, dubbed “N-A-RUSH”, is a Cassutt Special III, a single-seat racing jet […]
Hartzell introduces lightweight aircraft alternator
Hartzell Engine Technologies has received FAA PMA approval for its new ALV-9610 100-amp aircraft alternator. The Hartzell ALV-9610 is a lightweight, compact design with integral noise filtering that directly replaces traditional larger, heavier gear driven 100-amp Crittendon and ALV-9510 units on Continental -470, -520 and -550 series engines, company officials said. The ALV-9610 is the […]
New Able Flight pilots to be honored at AirVenture
Able Flight will pin wings on its newest pilots at a special ceremony Tuesday July 24, at AirVenture in Oshkosh. Family, friends and special guests will be there to honor scholarship winners who took part in the third annual Able Flight/Purdue University joint training project this summer. Five of the six pilots who trained at […]